Dennis-Obanla-Bodywork

Dennis Obanla

Thai & Reiki Massage Rituals, Somatic Sexology & Bodywork, Workshops of intimacy and slowness

Thai- & Reiki Massage Rituals

I am offering meditative touch and massage rituals for you to truly slow down, arrive in your body and relax deeply. As I am a true believer of the transformative power of slowness, every session will begin with the setting of an intention and a short grounding meditation. The whole session is aimed to be a meditative journey, where you will find relaxation and arriving in the moment through conscious touch and breathing as well as soothing music and oil.

I combine practices of Reiki and Nuad Thai massage, both rooted in Chinese medicine and aimed at activating your self-healing capabilities. 


Nuad Thai and aroma oil massage involves assisted yoga-like stretching and acupressure techniques along the 10 sen lines of your body, which relax the nervous and respiratory systems, balances digestion and metabolism and improve physical posture and flexibility on all levels. 


Reiki, on the other hand, is a japanese energy healing technique that involves the transfer of universal energy. This energy transfer helps to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and facilitate healing by balancing the body’s energy.


Together, these techniques not only help in releasing physical tension and improving flexibility, but also work on an emotional and energetic level.


Your potential benefits:

  • Relieving physical tension to alleviate aches and pains

  • Releasing emotional tension held within the body

  • Inducing a state of deep relaxation, reducing stress and anxiety

  • Increasing blood flow and improving circulation

  • Balanced body's energy systems

I work with sliding scales. Pay by your means:

  • 120 min: 85-100 € (suggestion)

  • 90 min: 65-80 €

  • 60 min: 45-60 €

Find out more:

 https://www.returningtoslowness.com/massages

Please reach out to schedule a session: (in English or German)

returningtoslowness@gmail.com 

About me 

Hello there ~ my name is Dennis (he/they) and I am beyond grateful that you found your way onto my page, your way to me. And hopefully soon a bit more to yourself again. I create spaces for you to find new ways of intimacy with yourself by slowing down and coming back to your body.  

I've been living in Berlin for the past decade. As much as I am in love with this vibrant city, with its seemingly endless possibilities, Berlin can get easy overwhelmingly hectic, confusing and, if you don't look after yourself, quite energy-draining and mentally unhealthy.

I am a true believer of the transformative power of deliberately slowing down and becoming more aware of your own truth in every moment by attuning to the subtleties moving within you. And bringing this into the relationship with yourself and others. 

For you to slow down and feel, I create spaces of deliberate slowness for individuals (somatic sexology with the focus on exploring your sexuality in a somatic way) and groups (workshops around intimacy, consent, mindfulness, slowness and more) as well as offering Thai- and Reiki-inspired massage rituals to individuals. With love, care and presence. 

Qualifications:

  • Currently in training as SOMA Intimacy® practitioner of somatic intimacy & embodied sexuality ~ on going, Barcelona, Spain (2024/2025)

  • Certified SOMA Intimacy® Expert of somatic intimacy & embodied sexuality, Lisbon, Portugal (2024)

  • Certified Tantra teacher (300 hrs), with Samma Karuna, Thailand (2023/2024) 

  • Certified Thai massage practitioner, Thailand (2023)

  • Certified Reiki Level 1 attunement, Thailand (2023)

  • B.Sc. Economics (2013), University of Mannheim